Pennsylvania's Prevailing Wage Law was enacted in 1961 to protect construction workers from out-of-state competition, mandating that contractors pay the wages that "prevail" in each region on all government construction projects more than $25,000. Read more >>>

U.S. Representatives Linda Sánchez (CA-38) and Joe Courtney (CT-2) were joined by nearly 200 of their Democratic colleagues in calling on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to end the obstruction over executive nominations, including the five nominations to the National Labor Relations Board. Read more >>>

Union activists spent two days on Capitol Hill, telling senators and staff that the Senate majority must confirm all five NLRB nominees to ensure 80 million workers have rights under federal law. Read more >>>

President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event at Scott High School on September 3, 2012 in Toledo, Ohio. Obama delivered remarks during a UAW Labor Day Celebration before heading to Louisiana to view damage from flooding in the wake of Hurricane Isaac Read more >>>